if reading an seo book is "painful" for you, then then read the Sunday classified. you might find something interesting there
all things are not easy, remember no pain gain . You need to be patient if you want to be in SEO world.
Yeah I agree with you webdev^ No pain no glory.. Most of the webmaster's knowledge came from reading a lot from different forums, blogs and etc.. in order to be updated on what is going on in SEO today. Therefore: (Patience)*Pain + SEO = Success